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Al Jazeera
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Niko Vorobyov

Russia post-Putin: What happens if the president suddenly dies?

Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a parade marking Navy Day in Saint Petersburg, Russia July 31, 2022 [Maxim Shemetov/Reuters]

In recent months, the health of Russian President Vladimir Putin has been the subject of much speculation, with claims that he has cancer, Parkinson’s, or has even survived an assassination attempt.

But so far, no doctor’s note has been produced.

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